Paternal autocracy

A paternal autocracy is a system of far-right politics that advocates a form of government in which a dictator hand-picks his first-born son as his successor, although they do have checks to their power. The system is a modern version of an absolute monarchy, and its ideology has been seen in parties such as Japan's Control Clique party in the first half of the 20th century. In recent times, paternal autocracy has been seen in North Korea, a nominal communist state which was led by three members of the Kim family; Kim Il-sung, his son Kim Jong-il, and Jong-il's son Kim Jong-un; they inherit their titles from their parents, and they run monarchy-like, hereditary dictatorships.